231: Chapter 231 Wanted, Escape, Compensation

Then, looking at this Tianhe Zhenren, who was about to be turned into poisonous water and die, yet remained calm and showed no fear—completely devoid of pretense—and recalling how the Vice Dean hadn't warned him again even after knowing he wouldn't let the matter rest, he became even more certain that this statement was nine times out of ten true.

Having determined this, he had no time to think further before a voice arrived, shaking the entire space and rumbling in his mind.

"Cancong Baixiang, you have some nerve, daring to ambush and kill a distinguished guest belonging to the Four Human Races. Surrender immediately, and I might still be able to preserve a sliver of your true spirit for reincarnation. Do not say I did not warn you."

Wang An used a touch of the Golden Nature's Golden Core status to observe his thinking.

He indeed saw that he was more inclined to accept the punishment and be reincarnated.

As for escaping the academy, the mere thought of being endlessly hunted by the experts of Three Human Races made him shudder.

After being hunted, he would be removed from Three Human Races and would never again be able to reincarnate and cultivate as one of them.

However, Wang An would not let him be so easily captured by the Bronze Human Race. He fully channeled his luck-based supernatural ability, stirring up the inner desire for survival and immortality, the yearning for a higher realm, and the fear of death, allowing the thought of escaping this place to take precedence.

Outside the barrier, Gaoyang Zhenkong held a majestic seal carved with bronze landscapes; beneath the seal were the words [Zhenkong Posui Lingtian Seal], and its body radiated the profound meanings of the laws of Space Suppression and Fragmentation.

The voice he had just transmitted inside had received no response, so he immediately stopped waiting and holding back.

The seal rose into the air, transforming into a ten-thousand-meter-tall mountain, and slammed down onto the barrier that covered several thousand miles.

"Dong."

A sound like a dull bell rang out.

"Crack."

In just a moment, the previously ethereal barrier was revealed by the blow, rapidly cracking as if about to collapse, with rays of light shining into its interior.

Inside the barrier, the beastly nature of Cancong Baixiang's ghost-beast body, fearing death, constantly eroded him.

"Run, I don't want to die here, run!"

Pushing him step by step to flee and get away from this place, Wang An could clearly feel that the ghost's eight heads flickered with emotions like confusion, fear, expectation, survival, and yearning. Ultimately, this terrifying attack and the collapse of the barrier allowed the desire for survival to overwhelm everything else.

He immediately took out a small flying shuttle from who knows where and, taking advantage of the cracks in the barrier, steered it into the Dark Universe and disappeared.

In his panic, Wang An seized the opportunity to gather all the invaded luck, condensing it into a seed that took root in his luck, waiting for the day it would sprout.

But within the heart of the Bronze Human Race's academy star system, he didn't know if he could really escape alive.

However, if he truly had someone helping him from behind the scenes, it shouldn't be a problem. Wang An was not in a hurry to kill him, as he naturally had other plans. Now that he had planted a seed of luck during the battle, he only needed to wait for the potential big fish.

Just as he was about to continue considering his next steps, an angry voice echoed throughout the inside and outside of the shattered barrier.

"Cancong Baixiang, I already gave you a chance, yet you dare to flee in fear of punishment. It seems I cannot spare you."

His voice, carrying the fluctuations of the profound law, immediately spread through the communicator and the super-large bronze giant tree in the academy star system, reaching the entire [Qingji Star] and transmitting to the other eight planets. At the same time, he notified the traffic control department outside the star system to begin a blockade and issue a wanted notice.

As the entire barrier of the Underworld's profound law was broken, countless cold and evil spirits were about to erode the outside world. The magnificent giant mountain covering the high sky emitted the fluctuations of the Space Suppression law, forcibly suppressing them and binding these evil spiritual auras to this place.

With that, the daylight shone down, and the earth energy of the surrounding mountains began to slowly purify.

A bronze altar standing in the corner of the valley was revealed, and the two people present immediately sensed it.

Wang An didn't care about this, even if he saw it and could take it away himself.

Dragging his heavily injured body, which was being eroded by the law, he rushed out of the barrier.

Gaoyang Zhenkong clearly also sensed his aura, so he let him out.

Looking at the dark green profound law constantly eroding Wang An's body, he placed a hand on Wang An, and the high-level Power of Bronze Sacrifice, carrying the power of the law, quickly suppressed the erosion for him.

However, as the powerful external profound law entered, the weak changing law was broken, and the original large-area contamination was reduced to a small spot.

Then he no longer hid it, using his own supernatural ability to force the eroding law into a corner and severing that part of his body.

Gaoyang Zhenkong looked at Wang An, who had lost an arm and a part of his body but could still stand here intact, and even this part of his body was recovering; he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Tianhe Zhenren's methods are truly extraordinary. To face that mid-tier 3 Cancong Baixiang head-on and still be able to preserve yourself—when I was at your realm, I wouldn't have dared to attempt such a thing."

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and coughed awkwardly.

"Ahem."

"Do not take offense, fellow Daoist. I have truly never seen an expert with such strength."

"Oh, you've broken through to mid-tier 2. But to be able to deal with a veteran mid-tier 3 expert with the strength of someone who has just entered mid-tier 2, and even use a secret technique to condense a profound law—that is remarkable."

"Throughout the history of our Bronze Human Race, only those who wielded sacrificial vessels of the profound law level could possibly do so."

Then, while dividing his attention to coordinate the investigation procedures within the academy, clearing out people and matters related to Cancong Baixiang, he sent out hunting squads to carry out arrests.

He arranged for a few professors and mentors who had research in barriers to come here and deal with the bronze altar.

As for not seeing exactly who attacked Wang An, as an expert and the Vice Dean of the academy, he only needed to use his highest authority to check his current movement trajectory, and he would naturally be able to judge.

Immediately, the two went together to [Lingyang Mountain]. As part of the compensation, Gaoyang Zhenkong directly used a mid-tier 3 holy healing medicine from this place to first fully restore Wang An's Incarnation, while also completing a profound law test to prevent any further contamination.

After this whole process was completed, Gaoyang Zhenkong solemnly apologized to Wang An.

"Tianhe Zhenren, this time it was indeed my dereliction of duty as Vice Dean. I didn't expect this person to attack within the academy and even flee in fear of punishment. After arresting him, he will definitely be thrown into the [Yinhan Youtian], where his true spirit will not be allowed to reincarnate, and he will be constantly tortured until he dissipates."

"Afterwards, the academy will also compensate you. I don't know what resources you are interested in, fellow Daoist. I will take charge of this compensation, and you can still choose one item. In addition, I will gift you a secret technique for the Water Law's profound meaning."

Seeing him being so straightforward, apologizing with the dignity of a mid-tier 3 expert, and with such a sincere attitude, Wang An didn't say much.

Through the internal network, he saw that some professors and mentors of Cancong Baixiang's lineage had all been arrested and investigated, with the lightest punishment being suspension from duty, which left him deep in thought.

However, the resource was something he had chosen himself, so there was really no room for manipulation, otherwise he would have thought this whole thing was a setup.

"Looking at the results and the cause, this Vice Dean should just be going with the flow."

Just as Wang An was about to say something, the communicator on Gaoyang Zhenkong's wrist suddenly rang urgently, and a message suddenly popped up.